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Urban Parks and Office Workers’ Health: Considering the Influence of Marital Status and Different Qualities of Urban Parks

Authors :
Xuanxian Chen
Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali
Aldrin Abdullah
Source :
Societies, Vol 14, Iss 9, p 168 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2024.

Abstract

This study addresses the impact of urban parks on the self-rated health of office workers under 40, a demographic experiencing significant increases in depressive symptoms during the pandemic. This study in Baise City, China, aims to fill this gap by exploring the relationships between landscape quality, leisure time spent in parks, place attachment, and self-rated health among 411 office workers aged 18 to 40. Structural equation modeling was used to assess these relationships, and multigroup analysis (MGA) in SmartPLS evaluated differences between subgroups. The findings reveal a strong link between urban park landscape quality and leisure time spent in parks, place attachment, and self-rated health. Although the old-fashioned park showed lower overall performance in the study variables compared to the modern park, it had a stronger relationship between landscape quality and place attachment. Leisure time spent in parks did not directly impact self-rated health but was mediated by place attachment. MGA results indicated that while leisure time in parks positively affected self-rated health for single participants, it had a negative effect for married participants. These results underscore the importance of tailoring urban park design and management to accommodate the varying needs of different demographics. This research provides new insights into enhancing office workers’ self-rated health through environmental design and supports the objectives of the Healthy China strategy and Sustainable Development Goal 11.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20754698 and 02323095
Volume :
14
Issue :
9
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Societies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9aa660ee1aad40f78e35589a02323095
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14090168